Curry scored all of the Raptors points during a 10-2 spurt as
they opened a 95-83 lead with 7 1/2 minutes left. Curry hit a
pair of 3-pointers during the decisive burst to help the Raptors
open their five-game road trip on a positive note.

"Well, I don't think I was really in the zone," Curry said. "I
mean, that's my job, to come in and make shots. When I get
those looks, I feel confident that I can make them all."

Derek Harper hit a driving layup with 1:49 left to pull Los
Angeles within 102-99, but it could not get any closer and
suffered its second loss in three contests.

"We just couldn't stop them tonight," Lakers coach Phil Jackson
said. "We just didn't match the intensity of the game when it
came down to a crucial points in the game."

Carter scored 13 points in the third quarter and broke his
previous high of 32, set against Houston on March 25. He shot
13-of-26 from the floor and also finished with 13 rebounds.

"Many people don't think he can play better, but I think he
can," Raptors coach Butch Carter said. "He didn't shoot the
ball that well, he just made the shots when we needed him to.
He'll learn how to make better usage of his shots."

Dee Brown and Doug Christie each scored 15 points while Curry
and Antonio Davis added 13 apiece for Toronto, which won for the
first time in four road games against the Lakers.

Shaquille O'Neal scored 37 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while
Glen Rice added 29 points for Los Angeles, which dropped to 4-2
at the Staples Center. O'Neal was 7-of-16 from the foul line as
the Lakers shot 59 percent (14-of-27) overall.

"We just got to play better defense," O'Neal said. "We need to
hold team to 30 or 40 points in the second half. In the last
couple of games, we haven't been doing that."

Toronto won for just the second time in seven meetings with Los
Angeles despite being outscored, 60-34, in the paint.

Carter scored 13 points in the first half and Brown added 11 as
the Raptors opened a 58-52 lead. Rice scored 18 and O'Neal had
17 and 11 rebounds.

The Lakers used a 13-2 run to take a 70-67 lead with 3:38 left
in the third quarter as O'Neal scored seven points in that
spurt. He had 18 in the period, but Los Angeles trailed 81-79.